- Label: Brownpunk
- Label Type: indie
- About:
What makes everyone who’s heard them sit up and take notice is the fact that there is no empty posturing or bravado here – the songs are all that matters and The Dirty are their songs.
Behind the sound that is at times jagged and taut, at times primal and sprawling lie stories of desire and uneasy sex, of grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory, of self-mocking fights against the city, stories that manage to avoid Americana without falling into the mockney trap that swallows so many other British bands.
Full of self-belief bordering on arrogance, they made just three copies of their initial 3-track demo and, looking for the “right” start, refused show after show before having played even once. One found it’s way to PJ, the man behind Dirty Water Club. The Dirty so impressed them that PJ set up a label with the sole purpose of releasing their first 7" single. The result was "Cinnamon/Black Sugar/B-Movie Dance" released in conjunction with Artrocker. The limited edition 7”, recorded and mixed by Toe Rag Studios’ Ed Deegan, came out to critical acclaim and sold out within a week. Having so far played alongside the likes of The Mooney Suzuki, The French Kicks, The Immortal Lee County Killers, 10,000 Things and Special Needs; as wide a spectrum of publications as Kerrang! and the Independent are agreed in hailing them as a band to look out for in 2008. They say this year will belong to The Dirty.
The Dirty, of course, never doubted that fact to begin with.
The Dirty have signed a record deal with the new, exciting label Brown Punk, set up by Island Records impresario Chris Blackwell and renowned artist Tricky. They are on the verge of finishing their first album and will be embarking on a series of live dates...having just opened for the likes of Iggy Pop, The Horrors, Idlewild and Sunshine Underground, they have now secured a support tour of the fabulastic Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. See the myspace for more details
"There's no glory in fighting when there's no-one to fight"
- Members:
Kyrill - Vocals
Martin - Guitar
Gee - Bass
- Influences: the stooges, the stones, johnny cash, primal scream, the black crowes, guns n' roses, aerosmith, lou reed, david bowie, stone temple pilots, iggy pop, the clash, sex pistols, queen, buckcherry,
- Sounds Like: the stooges, the stones, johnny cash, primal scream, the black crowes, guns n' roses, aerosmith, lou reed, david bowie, stone temple pilots, iggy pop, the clash, sex pistols, queen, buckcherry,
- Member Since: 2007-12-17
